What does Toby mean?
Toby [to-by] as a girls' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Toby is "God is good".
Associated with: good.
(female) Taby, Tiby, ..
(male) Tota, Tovi, ..
How popular is Toby?
Toby is a very popular first name for women (#1545 out of 4276, Top 36%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#18506 out of 150436, Top 12%). (2000 U.S. Demographics)
Charted below is the birth name history of Toby for girls. Toby was first listed in 1900-1909 and reached its highest position of #667 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not in the list at the moment. (Top Baby Names, 2015)
Which version is better?with its variant forms and related girl names. Below is a charted analysis of the history of Toby and related names. Tove, Tova and Tobi are the popular related forms of Toby. These forms of Toby reached the height of their popularity during 1930-1939 (usage of 0.01%).
Toby is pronounced similarly to Tabbey, Tabbi, Tabby and Tibby. Other suggested similar names are Abby▼, Alby, Bobby▼, Fiby, Gaby, Joby, Liby, Robby, Ruby, Tacy, Tavy, Tiny, To, Toia, Tola, Toma, Tommy, Tona, Toney, Toni▼, Tony, Tonya▼, Tonye, Toos, Tora, Torey, Tori▼, Torry, Tory and Toya. These names tend to be less frequently used than Toby.See names in meaning and etymology.